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    Looks like maybe a hardness test, like a rockwell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    Looks like maybe a hardness test, like a rockwell.
    Too big, Rockwell testers don't leave that big a dimple. I'd hold for defect or a locating feature but not being able to really see it that is conjecture.
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